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The Terrible People or The Gallows' Hand
A classic mystery novel and a cheeky sense of humour are often associated with the works of Conan Doyle, but Edgar Wallace's 'The Terrible People' is just as gripping and inventive ...
The Outsider
‘The Outsider’ is a short story by American writer H. P. Lovecraft and one of the most popular stories ever published in the successful pulp magazine, 'Weird Tales'.For as long as ...
Barbara on Her Own
The old-fashioned Maber and Maber department store is struggling for business. It’s not a patch on the modern Atterman’s store down the street. When Barbara, the goddaughter and se ...
Candide; or Optimism
'Always Look on the Bright Side of Life' - that's the essence of Voltaire's 'Candide'. For, like the ever-upbeat character in 'Monty Python's Life of Brian', the eponymous Candide ...
The Man from Morocco
There are three things that can keep John Morlake awake at night. For the last ten years, he has spent his life trying to solve the mystery of the unknown sailor that had been foun ...
Lost Face
‘Lost Face’ is a collection of seven brilliant short stories by acclaimed author Jack London. The eponymous opening story ‘Lost Face’ follows a cruel fur trapper named Subienkow in ...
Certain Personal Matters
‘Certain Personal Matters’ is an intriguing and entertaining collection of essays by H.G. Wells that range from satirical political sketches to scientific speculations. Wells’ shor ...
Select Conversations with an Uncle
‘Select Conversations with an Uncle’ is H.G. Wells’ first book. It is a collection of fourteen humorous conversations between a man and his newly wealthy uncle. These short stories ...
The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit
"He would make a lovely corpse."Martin Chuzzlewit is an old rich man with a handful of relatives just waiting for him to die so they can inherit his money. But old Chuzzlewit has n ...
The Professor
Who doesn't enjoy a novel full of jealousy, love and, of course, lots of conflict! 'The Professor' by Charlotte Brontë has all this and more.'The Professor' is Charlotte Brontë’s f ...
Martin Eden
Martin Eden is a semi-autobiographical tale from Jack London, following Martin Eden a destitute sailor with dreams of rising above poverty to become a best-selling author. Only by ...
Carmilla
Laura lives an isolated life with her father, alone in a castle in the Austrian wilderness. When the mysterious Carmilla, a strange and beautiful lady, arrives in the night, no one ...
Love and Friendship, and Other Early Works
Tucked away in a museum, lies the original notebooks of a teenage Jane Austen. Within the pages can be found the early writings of a girl who would go on to shape the literary land ...
North and South
"North and South" is perhaps Elizabeth Gaskell’s most famous novel which poignantly deals with the issues of industrialisation from the working class perspective. When young Margar ...
Aaron's Rod
Trapped in a loveless and unhappy marriage, Aaron Sisson, a union official in the depressing coal mines of the English Midlands, will walk out on his wife and children to follow hi ...
A Christmas Tree and a Wedding
When the narrator comes across a wedding, it reminds him of an event five years ago where he found himself, completely by chance, at a children’s Christmas party. At the time, he d ...
The Tomb of Ts'in
‘The Tomb of Ts’in’ is an adventure novel from acclaimed British author Edgar Wallace, that follows an intrepid treasure hunter through beautiful Chinese vistas in the hunt for a l ...
The Hero of the People: A Historical Romance of Love, Liberty and Loyalty
Part of an eight-volume cycle about Marie Antoinette ‘The Hero of the People’ focuses on the conflict between King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette as to how France should be ruled. ...
78 slag i minuten
Julia bär på ett smärtsamt förflutet. När hon motvilligt finner sig i Högskolans föreläsningssal och träffar kärleken, eller i alla fall vad hon tror är kärleken, i den gifta unive ...
Händelser på vägen
Händelser på vägen [1929] är en novellsamling av Agnes von Krusenstjerna. Boken innehåller tolv noveller, bland annat »Mordet«, »Fikon och dadlar« och »Eldbuketten«. AGNES VON KRUS ...
Vivi, flicka med melodi
Vivi, flicka med melodi [1936] är en novellsamling av Agnes von Krusenstjerna. Boken innehåller tolv noveller – utöver titelnovellen bland annat »Sommarnöje«, »Stulet nyår« och »He ...
Noveller
Noveller samlar Agnes von Krusenstjernas bästa noveller i en volym. Samlingen innehåller bland annat »Junis blommor«, »Mordet«, »Min lilla syster« och »En kväll i ett världshus«. A ...
Stängslet
Tage har precis återhämtat sig efter en lång och svår kamp mot TBC. Men det betyder inte att allt är frid och fröjd för det hårt prövade skolbarnet, och han är fortfarande långt if ...
Det som inte syns
Wollter och Bergström är knarkspanare med Sergels torg och Klarakvarteren som huvudsaklig arbetsplats. Vid ett tillslag hittas en langares kontaktuppgifter till olika köpare i Sto ...
Där vassen viker
Gripande debutroman om kärlek och sorg i 1800-talets Småland Torpardottern Hilda är en inbunden person, tärd av minnen från barndomen. När hennes faster Anna ber om hjälp på gården ...